The "elephant man" of Cambridge. a case report of neurofibromatosis.
The case is presented of a 65-year-old man with neurofibromatosis manifesting facial and skeletal features resembling those of the "elephant man" described by Sir Frederick Treves. Autopsy revealed not only a pheochromocytoma (a common accompaniment of neurofibromatosis), but an enlarged infarcted spleen and a subphrenic abscess. These findings have not been described previously in a patient with neurofibromatosis.
D000293:Adolescent; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004739:England; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000175:diagnosis; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013369:Subphrenic Abscess / Q000150:complications